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Friday, January 9, 2026
TopicNobel laureate

Topic: nobel laureate

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Machado accepts award in absentia, says ‘democracies must fight for freedom’

She was due to receive the award in Oslo in the presence of King Harald, in defiance of a decade-long travel ban imposed by authorities in her home country, but didn't reach in time.

Nobel-winning physicist Chen Ning Yang dies at 103 in Beijing

Born in Hefei, Anhui, in 1922, Yang was a Chinese-American physicist renowned for his work on statistical mechanics and symmetry in particle physics.

Who is László Krasznahorkai? Literature Nobel and ‘the contemporary master of the apocalypse’

Despite now being the winner of what is arguably the world’s biggest award, a layer of mystique continues to surround the writer. He rose to fame in 1985 with the book Satantago (loosely translated as Satan’s Tango).

Kitagawa, Robson and Yaghi awarded 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for development of metal-organic frameworks

The Nobel committee lauded the laureates, saying they have provided chemists with new opportunities for solving some of the challenges we face.

How 3 scientists who won physics Nobel brought ‘quantum physics from subatomic world onto chip’

Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for experimental demonstration of quantum effects.

US biologists win Nobel in Medicine for microRNA discovery. Here’s how it prevents diseases like cancer

Victor Ambros & Gary Ruvkun won the prize Monday. MicroRNAs are a class of tiny, non-coding RNAs that regulate gene activity. A small worm was the silent hero behind the milestone.

Yunus seeks US help to ‘rebuild’ country in 1st Bangladesh-US meeting on UNGA sidelines in 34 yrs

In his meeting with Muhammad Yunus, Biden offered 'full support' to Bangladesh's new reform agenda. Last Bangladesh leader to meet US president on UNGA sidelines was General Ershad in 1990.

Nobel winner Muhammad Yunus ready to lead Bangladesh interim govt. ‘Honoured by trust of protesters’

Student protesters have been demanding his return; currently, he is in Paris. In January, he was convicted of violating Bangladesh’s labour laws and is currently out on bail.

We need Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus and his ideas today more than ever—Narayana Murthy

Supporting Yunus is crucial, particularly in enabling him to use his influence, ideas, and energy for the common good, and therefore maximise the good he can do for people, institutions, governments, and academia.

Narges Mohammadi, jailed Iranian womens’ rights advocate, wins 2023 Nobel Peace Prize

OSLO (Reuters) - Narges Mohammadi, a jailed Iranian women's rights advocate, won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. "The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize to

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Global economic growth to slow in 2026 as Trump’s tariffs bite, UN says

The global economy is forecast to expand 2.7% this year, down from an estimated 2.8% in 2025. Growth is expected to go back up to 2.9% by 2027.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.